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MiddleFingerMom

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14. One of the reasons I like going to buffet restaurants is that their "regulars" make ME look petite.

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed May 16, 2012, 03:28 PM

May 2012

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Seriously!!!
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"Honey, do these other diners make me look fat?"
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350-pound man calls police after all-you-can-eat restaurant cuts him off [View all] Odin2005 May 2012 OP

I'm a big guy (tho folks are AMAZED when I tell them how much I weigh -- I carry it pretty well) MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #1

Sorry, but if you advertise it as "all you can eat" Warren DeMontague May 2012 #2

They did Major Nikon May 2012 #5

Dont get between a hungry man and his 21st piece of fish Warren DeMontague May 2012 #6

Especially a 350lb hungry man Major Nikon May 2012 #8

Remember - just keep your hands and feet away from his mouth. Initech May 2012 #48

I think implicit in "all you can eat" is "all an avg person can REASONABLY eat." Honeycombe8 May 2012 #36

I disagree. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #38

It's common knowledge what "all you can eat" means. It means all yu can reasonably Honeycombe8 May 2012 #50

If you have me confused with either a 350 lb compulsive fish fillet gobbler, or a restauranteur Warren DeMontague May 2012 #51

Thats bunk quakerboy May 2012 #55

"All you can eat" does NOT mean all that you can eat for a long period of time, sitting there Honeycombe8 May 2012 #56

Im sorry, but you are wrong quakerboy May 2012 #58

I knew a guy who got tossed from an "all you can eat" Chinese buffet. bluedigger May 2012 #3

Louie Anderson has a funny bit about that -- YOU GO HOME NOW!!! MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #4

I think that's a John Pinette bit. ElboRuum May 2012 #18

You're right. All us big guys look alike. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #19

Some buddies and I ate an "all you can eat" place out of business and we weren't the least bit fat Major Nikon May 2012 #7

I wonder if he knows he's eating himself to an early grave. It is a form of self-destruct. I wish Cal33 May 2012 #9

Yeah, most people should live like you want them to. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #15

maybe he thinks it's healthy because it's Fish JI7 May 2012 #22

Shit. That guy is WAY over 350 if he's actually 6'6"... cliffordu May 2012 #10

Maybe that's just where his scale maxes out Major Nikon May 2012 #11

I'm 300 and 5' 9", and I'm a LOT thinner than this guy. Odin2005 May 2012 #20

Yay, America! Arugula Latte May 2012 #12

This has motivated me to go for a walk. Chan790 May 2012 #13

One of the reasons I like going to buffet restaurants is that their "regulars" make ME look petite. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #14

The Chinese buffet near me recently had to invest in "special" chairs for "our more-grand guests" Chan790 May 2012 #17

Beware of the "Health Halo" of salad bars. Odin2005 May 2012 #21

I'm a vegetarian. Chan790 May 2012 #23

He needn't return if he doesn't like the place. struggle4progress May 2012 #16

Life imitates art. GoCubsGo May 2012 #24

So did I. Release The Hounds May 2012 #37

"Hello! 911! They won't let me have any more fish!" Rex May 2012 #25

All you can eat means ALL you can EAT bigwillq May 2012 #26

So gluttonous pigs have a right to drive small business out of business? Odin2005 May 2012 #27

"Gluttony is considered on of the 7 deadly sins for a reason." MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #29

Then don't call the joint "All you can eat" bigwillq May 2012 #31

Change the name to "All You May Eat" Bruce Wayne May 2012 #32

Perhaps the first "Grammar Nazi" that I've been GLAD to see!!! MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #34

Not a bad idea bigwillq May 2012 #39

Are you as tough on those who enjoy lust, envy, sloth, wrath, pride and greed? JVS May 2012 #49

On the plus side, all that picketting is bound to burn off some calories. nt NickB79 May 2012 #28

I'm 350 pounds, and I'd like to weigh a little LESS than 350 pounds derby378 May 2012 #30

Dairy Products Gone Bad! A Wedge of Spite and a Carton of Hate! nt Codeine May 2012 #41

"We did mention that the fish is BP Deepwater Horizon brand, right?" n/t Bossy Monkey May 2012 #33

Buffet restaurants figure in people like him along with the petite little MIL who... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #35

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THE WORD BUFFET MEAN!?~ datasuspect May 2012 #40

"We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone" Taverner May 2012 #42

Make lemonade out of this lemon KamaAina May 2012 #43

They should change the name to "All it is profitable for you to eat" n/t Taitertots May 2012 #44

Naw, "only people with common sense may enter" is better. Odin2005 May 2012 #45

Just change it to "No Hungry/Fat People", because the common sense meaning of "all you can eat"... Taitertots May 2012 #52

Why didn't they just stop refilling the fish on the buffet? davsand May 2012 #46

That man ate all our shrimp and two plastic lobsters!! Initech May 2012 #47

Another case of like imitating art WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #59

He NEVER even PAID? alphafemale May 2012 #53

So that's the 350lbs man eating fish I keep hearing about. originalpckelly May 2012 #54

Lucky they Did Not Get a Visit From Al Bundy, Sir The Magistrate May 2012 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author phoenixpp Dec 2013 #60

It works both ways... marygoround9 Apr 2015 #61